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'We Lost Football to Saudi Arabia': Former FIFA President Blasts Infantino

Summary by sportsmole.co.uk
Sepp Blatter accuses FIFA of handing football over to Saudi Arabia and criticises Gianni Infantino’s leadership, the 2034 World Cup decision, and the expanded Club World Cup format.

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Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter is disappointed with developments within the international football federation and the lack of opposition to Gianni Infantino.

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The club World Cup comes to an end. Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has a clear opinion on this. The Swiss team is also working on the leadership of the World Football Association.

·Berlin, Germany
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Former Fifa President Joseph Blatter regrets the sale of football to Saudi Arabia. He is astonished at the behaviour of his former association. Gianni Infantino gets a side blow from Blatter.

·Dortmund, Germany
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The Club World Cup comes to an end. Ex-FIFA boss Sepp Blatter has a clear opinion on this. The Swiss is also working on the leadership of the World Football Association.

"Football has been lost to Saudi Arabia, and nothing has been done since FIFA, surprisingly," lamented Joseph Blatter, former FIFA president, in an interview with the German channel NTV.Blatter has criticized some of the latest major movements that FIFA has made, and not only in favor of Saudi football, such as allowing governments to control clubs, companies that are directly involved in the development of football or have been given "without a…

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sport.de broke the news in on Saturday, July 12, 2025.
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